US7188863B2 - Modular trim assembly with air curtain for a motor vehicle - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to trim assemblies for the interior of motor vehicles, and more particularly, to a modular side garnish molding assembly incorporating one or more air curtains.
- One known air curtain assembly comprises an elongated plastic box containing an air manifold and air curtain within the box.
- a vehicle has two such assemblies, one mounted on each side, with each assembly extending longitudinally between the front and rear ends of the vehicle.
- the box is attached directly to a sheet metal structure of the vehicle via a plurality of mount brackets and associated fasteners.
- the fasteners extend through holes in the brackets and are torqued directly to the sheet metal structure of the vehicle.
- Air curtain assemblies of this type also include a source of gas to inflate the air curtain, typically comprising pellets of various solids known in the art, housed in a canister.
- a source of gas to inflate the air curtain typically comprising pellets of various solids known in the art, housed in a canister.
- a sensor typically mounted within the instrument panel of the vehicle, senses vehicle side loads indicating that a rollover condition is imminent, an electric charge is sent to the canister that vaporizes the pellets within the canister.
- the resulting gas inflates the air curtain(s) and causes the curtain(s) to deploy downwardly, typically with one curtain over each window on the corresponding side of the vehicle.
- Air curtain assemblies of this type are subject to certain disadvantages.
- additional torqued fasteners are typically required to force the elongated box to conform to the shape of the vehicle trim as they are typically shaped to fit the vehicle body.
- the assembly of the air curtain assembly to the sheet metal structure of the vehicle with the required torquing of a multitude of fasteners, and the subsequent installation of the interior trim over the corresponding interior portion of the vehicle, are done using a sequential, layered approach, as opposed to a modular approach.
- torquing of the required fasteners to install the air curtain assembly to the sheet metal structure of the vehicle typically requires one or more assemblers to enter the vehicle as it is moving down the assembly line which is undesirable.
- head-impact-countermeasure structure in the interior of the vehicle that is designed to slow the velocity of an occupants' head upon impact with this structure during a crash situation.
- Known head-impact-countermeasure structures can assume a variety of configurations, but all are believed to be separate from any side curtain assembly, requiring separate assembly that can also add to the overall assembly time for the vehicle.
- the present invention provides a side garnish molding assembly for use in a motor vehicle comprising an inner panel, an outer panel and a partition that extends between and is integral with the inner and outer panels.
- the assembly further includes an air curtain cavity defined by the partition in combination with the inner and outer panels. At least one deployable air curtain is disposed within the air curtain cavity.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view partially in cut-away, of a portion of an interior of a motor vehicle incorporating a side garnish molding assembly according to one embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 2 — 2 in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3 — 3 in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4 — 4 in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5 — 5 in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view similar to that shown in FIG. 2 but prior to installation of the assembly of the present invention, and illustrating an access door;
- FIG. 7 is an enlarged view, partially in cut-away, of the circled area 7 in FIG. 1 ;
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the circled area 8 shown in FIG. 3 .
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view, partially in cut-away, of a portion of an interior of a motor vehicle incorporating a side garnish molding assembly 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention.
- the side garnish molding assembly 10 is mounted to a metal structure, indicated generally at 12 , of the motor vehicle as subsequently discussed in greater detail.
- the molding assembly 10 extends longitudinally from a front portion 14 of the motor vehicle to a rear portion 16 of the motor vehicle and is disposed above a front side window 18 and a second row side window 20 during normal usage as shown in FIG. 1 .
- the second row side window 20 can be a rear side window.
- the side garnish molding assembly 10 includes an inner panel 22 that extends throughout the longitudinal extent of assembly 10 .
- the inner panel 22 includes an upper portion, indicated generally at 24 and a lower portion, indicated generally at 26 .
- Assembly 10 also includes an outer panel 28 which is integral with the upper portion 24 of inner panel 22 and is in contacting engagement with the lower portion 26 under normal use, when the included air curtain (subsequently discussed) is stowed and not deployed. Under normal use (i.e., no air curtains deployed), the outer panel 28 is spaced apart from the inner panel 22 between the upper portion 24 and lower portion 26 of inner panel 22 as may be appreciated from FIGS. 2–4 .
- a partition 30 extends between inner panel 22 and outer panel 28 and is integral with both of the panels 22 , 28 .
- the assembly 10 includes an upper, head-impact-countermeasure cavity 32 and a lower, air curtain cavity 34 .
- the upper 32 and lower 34 cavities are defined by the partition 30 , inner panel 22 and outer panel 28 .
- Molding assembly 10 includes an air curtain assembly 36 disposed in the air curtain cavity 34 .
- Each air curtain assembly can include two or more deployable air curtains, with the illustrative embodiment including air curtains 38 a and 38 b in each air curtain assembly.
- Air curtains 38 a and 38 b are in fluid communication with an air manifold 40 .
- FIGS. 2 and 3 show a rear air curtain 38 b in a stowed position.
- the cross-sectional view illustrated in FIG. 5 shows a forward air curtain 38 a starting to deploy, as illustrated in solid lines, and in a fully deployed position as indicated in phantom lines.
- the air curtain assembly 36 further includes a canister 42 which houses a source of gas used to inflate each of the air curtains 38 a and 38 b .
- Canister 42 is in fluid communication with the air manifold 40 via at least one connector conduit 44 , shown in FIG. 4 .
- canister 42 is located under a locally depressed portion 46 of a side rail member 48 of a side frame assembly of the motor vehicle.
- the connecting conduit 44 passes through an opening in the outer panel 28 and is attached to air manifold 40 in a manner that provides fluid communication between the manifold 40 and canister 42 via connecting member 44 .
- the air curtain assembly can include one or more straps (not shown) that engage manifold 40 and are then secured to inner panel 22 by conventional fasteners (not shown).
- air curtains 38 a and 38 b can be disposed within plastic cases (not shown) that are secured to inner panel 22 by conventional fasteners. In this event, the cases are forced open upon the deployment of the air curtains 38 a and 38 b . It is conceivable that manifold 40 and air curtains 38 a and 38 b can be otherwise secured within air cavity 34 .
- the inner panel 22 of assembly 10 includes two deployment portions indicated generally at 50 a and 50 b in FIG. 1 .
- Deployment portion 50 a is generally longitudinally aligned with forward air curtain 38 a and deployment portion 50 b is generally longitudinally aligned with rear air curtain 38 b .
- Each deployment portion 50 of inner panel 22 is operably effective for pivoting open away from the outer panel 28 when the corresponding and generally aligned one of the air curtains 38 is deployed, as shown in FIG. 5 .
- each deployment portion 50 of inner panel 22 includes an upper, proximal side 52 , and lower distal side corresponding to the lower portion 26 of inner panel 22 within the deployment portion 50 .
- the deployment portion 50 also includes first 56 and second 58 ends that are longitudinally spaced from one another as shown in FIG. 1 .
- the inner panel 22 includes a substrate material that is formed from one of the following materials: thermoplastic olefin (TPO); polypropylene and any derivative thereof; or other suitable material. Since the inner panel 22 faces the interior of the motor vehicle in which it is used, the panel 22 also includes a cover 23 (shown in FIG. 1 ) made of a conventional cover stock material such as a formable textile that is integral with the substrate of panel 22 . The cover 23 faces the interior of the motor vehicle as shown in FIG. 1 . For purposes of illustration, the cover 23 is not shown in the cross-sectional views illustrated in FIGS. 2–6 .
- the substrate of inner panel 22 , outer panel 28 and partition 30 are made as a unitary construction of the same material, i.e., thermoplastic olefin (TPO), polypropylene or a derivative thereof; or other suitable thermoplastic material.
- TPO thermoplastic olefin
- the outer panel 28 and partition 30 do not include a cover as they are not viewable from the interior of the vehicle during normal use, i.e., when the air curtains 38 a and 38 b are not deployed.
- Outer panel 28 , partition 30 and the substrate of inner panel 22 can be formed by a blow molding or injection molding process.
- the cover 23 can be formed using a vacuum forming process and then becomes integral with the substrate of inner panel 22 during the blow molding or injection molding process.
- FIG. 7 which is a fragmentary view, partially in cut-away, of a portion of FIG. 1 , score lines are formed in the substrate material of the inner panel 22 at the ends 56 , 58 of the deployment portions 50 , to facilitate the opening of each deployment portion 50 when a corresponding air curtain 38 is deployed.
- the proximal side 52 of the deployment portion 50 of inner panel 22 is hingedly connected to an adjacent portion, indicated at 60 , of inner panel 22 via a hinge 62 .
- hinge 62 Use of a blow molding process in the illustrative embodiment, allows hinge 62 to be a living hinge, as may be appreciated by one skilled in the art.
- the deployment portion 50 of inner panel 22 pivots about the hinge 62 away from the outer panel 28 .
- the outer panel 28 includes a pair of deployment portions 64 , with each of the portions 64 being generally aligned with one of the deployment portions 50 of the inner panel.
- the lower portion 26 of the inner panel 22 terminates in a hook 66 and a lower, distal side 68 of the outer panel 28 terminates in an outwardly extending flange 70 that is received within hook 66 so as to prevent the inner panel 22 from opening away from outer panel 28 under the normal force of gravity.
- the motor vehicle can include a sensor (not shown) mounted in a control box 17 (schematically shown in phantom lines in FIG. 1 ) in the area of the instrument panel of the motor vehicle, or in another location, that is capable of detecting side loads on the motor vehicle.
- a sensor mounted in a control box 17 (schematically shown in phantom lines in FIG. 1 ) in the area of the instrument panel of the motor vehicle, or in another location, that is capable of detecting side loads on the motor vehicle.
- an electric charge is sent via circuitry (not shown) to canister 42 that vaporizes the pellets within canister 42 .
- the pellets within canister 42 can be made of sodium azide or a comparable material.
- the resulting gas passes through connecting conduit 44 into air manifold 40 and then into air curtains 38 a and 38 b , causing air curtains 38 a and 38 b to deploy.
- FIG. 5 shows the forward air curtain 38 a in a partially deployed state in solid lines and in a fully deployed state in dashed lines.
- Hook 66 includes a rounded end 67 that is effective for preventing hook 66 from tearing air curtains 38 a and 38 b during deployment.
- the outer panel 28 includes at least one access door 72 formed therein for each air curtain 38 .
- the outer panel 28 includes at least two access doors 72 , with one being generally aligned with each of the air curtains 38 a and 38 b .
- a plurality of access doors 72 may be generally aligned with each of the air curtains 38 a and 38 b to facilitate installation of the air curtains 38 a and 38 b , depending on the particular shape of assembly 10 required to accommodate a particular vehicle.
- the access door 72 is connected to an adjacent portion 74 of outer panel 28 by a living hinge 76 as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the access door 72 may pivot open about hinge 76 away from the inner panel 22 to permit the air manifold 40 , connector conduit 44 (not shown in FIG. 6 ) and each of the air curtains 38 a and 38 b to be loaded into the lower air curtain cavity 34 prior to assembling the side molding assembly 10 to the sheet metal structure 12 of the motor vehicle.
- the upper, head-impact-countermeasure cavity 32 can contain air therein or alternatively can be filled with foam (not shown) or other material (not shown) or can include ribs (not shown) extending between the inner panel 22 and the outer panel 28 .
- the purpose of the head-impact-countermeasure cavity 32 and the portions of the inner panel 22 and outer panel 28 , as well as partition 30 , which define cavity 34 , is to create a head-impact-countermeasure portion of assembly 10 to provide occupants of the motor vehicle with additional head protection during a crash event.
- the parameters associated with the head-impact-countermeasure cavity 34 and the associated structure of panels 22 , 28 and partition 30 that define the countermeasure portion of side garnish mold assembly 10 are selected to ensure that assembly 10 has a sufficient design to meet auto industry safety standards regarding countermeasure areas, as determined by the HlCd rating of this portion of assembly 10 .
- structure 12 includes first 78 and second 80 portions of a sheet metal roof which are joined by conventional means, such as spot welding, at joint 82 .
- Structure 12 also includes the side rail member 48 of a side frame assembly, discussed previously, that is connected to the roof portions 78 , 80 at joint 82 by conventional means, such as spot welding.
- Side rail member 48 includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced hooks 86 , (two of the hooks 86 are shown in FIGS. 2 and 5 ).
- the outer panel 28 of side garnish molding assembly 10 includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced hooks 88 that engage the hooks 86 of the side rail member 48 during the installation of the assembly 10 to the motor vehicle. Accordingly, there can advantageously be an equal number of hooks 86 and 88 .
- a plurality of longitudinally spaced and upwardly extending flanges 90 are integral with the upper portion 24 of inner panel 22 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 – 6 .
- the flanges 90 are spaced apart from the outer panel 28 toward an upper edge 92 of the inner panel 22 .
- Assembly 10 further includes a plurality of clips 94 , that can be made of metal, with assembly 10 advantageously including a like number of clips 94 and flanges 90 .
- Each of the clips 94 has an open end 96 in contacting, clamping engagement with one of the flanges 90 .
- Each clip 94 also includes an opposite, substantially closed end 98 , which is inserted through a mating aperture 100 formed in an upper end of the side rail member 48 of the side frame assembly of metal structure 12 of the motor vehicle.
- the closed end 98 of clip 94 is resilient or spring-like so that it is capable of collapsing somewhat to permit passage through aperture 100 and then expanding somewhat after passing through aperture 100 , thereby retaining clip 94 in place.
- the installation of assembly 10 can occur as follows as the motor vehicle moves down the assembly line. Initially, the hooks 88 of outer panel 28 are engaged with the hooks 86 of the side rail member 48 of the metal structure 12 of the motor vehicle. The assembly 10 can then be rotated toward the roof 78 , 80 of the motor vehicle so that the clips 94 secured to flanges 90 of inner panel 22 can engage apertures 100 of the side rail 84 member 48 . When this occurs, the upper portion 24 of panel 22 is pressed against a headliner 77 of the motor vehicle, retaining it in place. These operations can be done quickly and efficiently from a location on the assembly line exterior of the motor vehicle. Finally, the fasteners such as screws 118 and 126 are torqued.
- assembly 10 includes a bushing 102 extending between and integral with the inner 22 and outer 28 panels of assembly 10 .
- the bushing 102 has a bore 104 formed therein.
- Assembly 10 can also include a hanger 106 having a shank portion 108 shaped for engagement with the bore 104 of bushing 102 , and a head portion including at least one coat hook 110 disposed on the interior of the motor vehicle.
- the hanger 106 also includes an interior bore 112 extending partially therethrough and terminating in a land 114 that is suitable to accept a head 116 of a conventional fastener such as screw 118 that is threaded into a convention spring nut 120 secured to the side rail member 48 in a conventional manner as known in the art. After screw 118 is torqued, a plug 121 is inserted in the interior bore 112 .
- the inner panel 22 includes a lower extension 124 that is secured to the side rail member 48 by conventional fasteners such as screw 126 and spring nut 120 .
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